The position of Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue fell into the hands of Uncle Xie Xiaoguo, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
No one knew what the emperor was planning.
The Xie family has always been neutral and did not support any prince in the court. The ministers couldn't help but guess, did the emperor not want the household to fall into the hands of a few princes, so he made this temporary decision?
As we all know, Mr. Dou, the Minister of Civil Affairs, supports King Chen, and Mr. Zhao, the Minister of War, supports King Yu. Uncle Xie Xiaoguo is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Husbandry alone. The Ministry of Works can be ignored, and there is also a vague support from the Ministry of Rites. King Chen.
The connections of the two princes in the court are almost the same, but King Chen is more powerful. He has a brother who is in charge of military power, and the Gu family is extremely wealthy. Compared with the superficial prominence of the Duke's palace, the Gu family is more talented. It is truly hidden.
According to common sense, King Chen should be the best choice for the crown prince, but the emperor's recent attitude has been a little strange, which makes people dare not make random guesses.
The sentence of establishing the crown prince aroused the thoughts of the ministers, and naturally King Chen and King Yu, who were the most competitive, could not calm down.
After King Chen returned to the palace, he immediately went into the study to summon his staff to discuss matters.
Several staff members had not arrived yet, but a guard hurried in and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, the identity of the man in purple in Prince Zhan's Mansion has been found."
King Chen looked shocked: "Speak quickly."
The guard said: "He is not a doctor, but the young master of Langya City, Ji Ziyi."
Young Master of Langya City?
King Chen's expression changed slightly: "Are you sure?"
"yes."
King Chen narrowed his eyes coldly, Rong Cang secretly interacted with the young master of Langya City?
What does he want to do?
Langya City is the most prestigious city in Chu State, representing the most glorious and mysterious power of the Ji family.
They are different from the four major families in Chu State. They do not participate in political affairs and do not train officials, but they do a lot of business.
There are many masters in Langya City. They are the most tolerant and mysterious city in Chu State. I heard that people from all walks of life like to go to Langya to make friends.
King Chen looked gloomy. Thinking of Rong Cang's attitude towards him a few days ago and what happened yesterday, he clearly realized that they could no longer maintain the superficial friendship.
In this case, let's just break up completely.
King Chen gently closed his eyes: "Go and send a message to the Prime Minister, saying that the King of War has unauthorized dealings with the young master of Langya City, formed a clique for personal gain, and conspired against evil. Let the Prime Minister and the Censor Zhezi be impeached. Please make an early decision. .”
The guard took the order and left: "Yes."
"Come here!" King Chen ordered, "Call Qianqi over."
The servant followed the order and left, but came back after a while, lowered his head and reported uneasily: "Your Majesty, Master Qianqi is not in the palace."
King Chen frowned: "He stayed out all night last night?"
"No, it's not." The servant felt King Chen's anger and shook his head tremblingly, "Master Qianqi came back early last night and left the house again before dawn this morning."
"Asshole!"
"You deserve to die!" The servant turned pale with fear, "I will go and find Master Qianqi right now."
King Chen had an angry face, feeling that Qian Qi had become more and more mischievous in the past few years, and his own indulgence had enlarged his appetite, making him ignorant of the world and forgetting who was the master!
Indulging in pleasure and hanging out in gambling houses, what is the difference between those dandy and spendthrift people nowadays?
Sooner or later he fell into a gambling house.
King Chen took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
When several staff came to the study, they found that King Chen's face was not very good-looking. They looked at each other for a moment, and one of them, a gentle scholar, said cautiously: "What's wrong with your highness? Is it not good for your highness if the emperor reveals his intention to establish a prince at this time?" "
"No." King Chen's face was as dark as water, "I am angry for other reasons."
The staff was relieved.
As long as there is nothing wrong with the matter of establishing a reserve, everything else is a trivial matter.
King Chen walked to the desk and sat down, suppressing his temper, his tone still a bit gloomy: "Tell me, my father announced the appointment of a heir at this time, and also said that he would examine the princes' political performance capabilities. What do you think of my father? mean?"
Several staff members pondered, and soon started discussing the matter of establishing the crown prince.
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At the same time, an oral order came from the Qinzheng Palace: "Summon King Zhan and Princess Zhan into the palace."
"Yes." Yang Dexi hurriedly walked out and sent his most capable disciple, Xiao Anzi, out of the palace to deliver the order.
When the decree arrived at Prince Zhan's Mansion, Rong Cang had already put on a full-length black robe, with a cold and dignified demeanor, while Chu Yunfei was wearing a calm and restrained crimson brocade princess dress that reached to her ankles, with a noble and dignified demeanor.
"Why are you dressed so formally?" Rong Cang saw Chu Yunfei's dress, "I only entered the palace today to detoxify——"
"It is precisely because I want to detoxify that I dress so formally." Chu Yunfei pursed her lips and smiled, "The red color is solemn and joyful, which is a good sign."
Rong Cang was silent for a moment, then reached out and took her into his arms: "For the sake of her husband's health, Fei'er has begun to believe in strange powers and chaos."
"You know nothing." Chu Yunfei pushed him away, "According to what you said, wearing red when getting married is also a weird and confusing thing? Reason belongs to reason, and happy events are happy events. If you can successfully detoxify today, it means a new life. Could it be Not worthy of wearing red?”
Chu Yunfei said, looking at the mysterious robe on Rong Cang with disdain: "Who wears such old-fashioned clothes like you every day?"
Rong Cang laughed: "I went shopping with you yesterday, didn't I wear white clothes?"
"I--"
"If you and your wife want to continue being together and reluctant to leave, why don't we detoxify another day?" A lazy voice came from outside the door, "I heard that Changlefang is very lively today, and the Qi Prince of Zhongyihou Mansion has gone. I also want to join in the fun.”
Chu Yunfei turned around and walked out: "Cousin, don't joke, we are leaving now."
She had long nights and many dreams, and she didn't want to spend every day in fear.
Ji Ziyi looked at Rong Cang who walked out of the room casually, with some understanding in her eyes: "Is it the prince's idea that Prince Qi went to Changlefang to gamble?"
"Huh?" Chu Yunfei turned to look at Rong Cang, "Changlefang?"
Rong Cang shook his head: "It's his own intention."
Qi Jin had been checking the identity of the sinister man in Prince Chen's Mansion for him in the past few days. He found that the man was addicted to gambling and felt that bringing him directly to Prince Zhan's Mansion would alarm Prince Chen.
Moreover, that person had already existed in Prince Chen's Mansion when he first left the palace. After living in Prince Chen's Mansion for so many years, it was impossible to control Rong Cang with just poison.
If you want to find out the other controlled people without alerting the snake, you can only take your time. But today Rong Cang enters the palace to remove the poison. Regardless of whether the evil person can detect it or not, he must be restrained first and let him devote all his energy. All focus on gambling, no time to pay attention to anything else.
That's why Qi Jin appeared in Changlefang.
Chu Yunfei ordered Shengxia to bring Chu Yunjiao out, and then turned around and walked out of the palace.
Chu Yunfei and Chu Yunjiao were riding in a carriage.
In order to prevent her from hurting the princess, Shengxia followed her into the carriage and stared at Chu Yunjiao, her face turned pale and she looked uneasy.
Rong Cang is sitting on the horse, with an upright posture and a handsome face, like a god who has come to the human world to experience, noble and unattainable.
Poor Ji Ziyi was dressed as a guard and could only follow the carriage into the palace. As she walked, she said angrily: "The fee for this consultation is at least 10,000 taels, otherwise I will be sorry for my humble status."
